Self-Injury Support Group

Whether you or someone you know or love struggles with self-injury, this is the community to discuss your experience, find support, meet others going through the same, and get advice on how to stop. Working together, we can help find alternative coping skills to reduce the urge to self-harm.

dealing witgh the fear of coming out

I have cut myself in the pass and don;t wan to go back but i just need something else to deal with the pain...i just want to be happy... but won't be and i need to figure out a healthy way of dealing with the fear!!

What are you willing to do to get well? It is very hard to tell anyone what is going on but once you do you will feel better. Have you considered counseling? I am in it now and it helps a great deal as well as support from this site. Things I do instead of cutting are Drawing,writing,taking a bath,read,drive,music,tv. It is a very hard thing to fight the urges but you just have to remember when you give in to try again the next day and never give up :)

I have to agree. You should try counseling or just come by this site when you feel an urge. To my disbelief, I havent cut in a long while, without even realizing it, because when I get down and have the chance, I sign in here and there is a journal to vent in, support, advice, and others who feel just like you do. Hang in there and you will find other outlets. I sometimes slip up but the cutting is getting farther apart then before I found this group. Good Luck.

you just found a wonderful way to deal with this without cutting...so many of us here have found that once we sign on and find a few hugs waiting or give out a hug or two to someone who seems to need it even more then we do at the time...then we feel better...it's a great community and we're glad you've joined

I know how you feel. Finding a new method of dealing is hard. Make sure not to bottle up the pain, fear, and other emotions that drive you to cut. That will just make the urge stronger!
Try to do things that make you happy...watch uplifting movie, journal, pets?, anything that you find enjoyable. Take things hour by hour, day by day and recovery will become easier. Good luck.

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